Improper Revocation of an Officer’s Law-Enforcement Certification
Alabama Peace Officers’ Standards and Training Commission v. Grimmett: When considering a peace officer’s law-enforcement certification, the Commission may conduct a character examination and is confined to its statutory authority. Revocation of Grimmett’s Law-Enforcement Certification Prior to 2001, Bryan Mark Grimmett was a state trooper in Alabama. In 2001, he was indicted by a Cullman County grand jury on felony charges of theft of property and altering computer equipment with the intent to defraud. In 2001, the Alabama Peace Officers’ Standards and Training Commission revoked Grimmett’s law-enforcement certification via plea agreement filed in the Cullman County Circuit Court, wherein as a...
